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Historical Event on 6/2/1997

Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
11/5/1928R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
10/16/1896Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
11/13/1998Tendulkar blazes as India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah beating Zimbabwe in the final.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
10/28/1996Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever.
3/12/1944No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram.